Starting-crank for automobiles.



" tli'e crank-Shaft has been swung around to tli'e starting 'drank can be centeredso that'A litis )pp site the engine shaft. to couple tbe Sametogetlier, I'A provide 'the disk 14 with a ylug-1 5, $0 positioned that the lug 16 carried l Ibyithe bea-ring 7i will engage the saine when cran-kille engine', as' is clearly shown in Fir. 3 ofthe'. drawing. It'will be understood thatother vI'ioeanefor centering the' Crank "could vbe 'employed Without departing from my invention." Y j Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentris: 1" 'Y Y. 1. Tliejcombination with the Crank-shaft of u. Sufipoited gas engine, of a movable supiioi't, a longitudinally movable etai'tiug crank Vcarriedby the support when in or out ofalinement with the crank-shaft. 2, rlli've combination with the crankshaft of an automobile, ofa movable support, a longitudinally movablestarting crank carried bythe support when in or outI of alinenient with thev 'crank-shaft. i

.- 3. The combination with the Crank-shaft vof an automobile gasengine, of-a longitudinally movable starting cranksupported in an oscillating bearing carried by the automoi bile and means for looking the crank at right angles to thev frank-shaft.

4. The combination With an automobile gframe', an engine mounted thereon, a longitudinally movable star-ting crank movable in and out of engagement with tite engineshat, and a movable bearing supporting the crank whereby the same can be moved out of alinement with the engine-shaft.

v5. The combination with .the crank-shaft of a gas engine, of a supportedl longitudinally movable starting Crank adapted to be' automobile, l stai-ting crank earrnid bythe Support: and

moved out of alineinent with the crank shaft,

and means orcentering the erank sha-lt in alinement With the engine shaft.

6. The combination with the crank shaft of an automobile gas engine, of a longitudinally movable starting crank supported by the automobile vand adapted to be moved in u direction transverse to the engine Shaft, und

means for Stopping the crank shaft in alinement'with the engine shaft.

7. The combination with the crank Shaft of :in automobile gas engine, of a longitudinally movable Starting crank supported in an osoillai'ing` `bearing- 'Carried by the automobile engaging stops carried by the hearing' und automobile for etoppino the Prank in v 'zilinon'ient with the eugn'ie shaft, and means for loi-kin;` the erunk at right angles to the engine shaft.

3. The eonibinaiion with the oi'anl-sliuit ot an automobile, of a support pivoted te the ol' a longituoinally movable supported thereby7 when the crank is moved around `out of alineinent Vf-.vitli the orunltshaft.

). The Combination with the oranlnsliaift l of an automobile engine7 or" a moveb e 

